i am the president of george washington mount vernon. it is my pleasure to welcome you for this installment, we are honored to have flora fraser with us this evening, she will discuss her book "the washingtons," george and martha joined by french yet, crowned by love. is a full-scale portraits of the marriage of the father and mother of our country and of the struggle for independence that he lead. already the book has been hailed as a major work on american history, an important contribution to understanding the julies, complexitie , comp, intricacies of the union, this bill is the anniversary of the lecture series. [applause] >> how about that? [applause] >> established in 2006, the eighteenth region of the mount vernon ladies' association. gay and her husband stanley are with us, many of you know gay well but i would like you to ask you to stand and be recognized. [applause] >> they told me when i took the job that when you -- you might not hear from somebody. gay is still calling me with great ideas and i can barely keep up with her.

here at mount vernon. georgia justin was in charge of the house. but since she arrived in new york i have not had one half hour to myself my hair was that interested the day she told her niece a good deal in the fashion. the was loving the city. she is a wild creature spending your time at the window passing by which is new to her. think of the carriage is coming up and noted that the granddaughter was to begin music the following week and she became resigned performer. and was a conscientious student. the eight year-old had high spirits but no cover is an application. with the seventh of alexander hamilton he much prefers life at home so for the washington's the congress dinner the tuesday levy and cherry street was between three and four in the afternoon. of the majestic figure at these assemblies the great height the powerful build and the silence was unearthing. he appeared more regal following his mother's death and the portrait is of washington in the black velvet coat in the crimson background regardless. and with that cloth to read. and the

jackie wanted to use mount vernon.he had just come back from a trip with her husband into the palace and austria. but we don't have any palaces. but she wanted to do something equally grand. so, in june when mount vernon was the sight site of a very special summit. a few months later, they came in november and a and they have now of course if you have mount vernon for the pakistani, what do you do to altitude that? so they went to jackie's home in newport rhode island to the cottage but if you've ever driven around newport, you would realize that it's more different than all of us. but it turned out to be a complete failure. at this point, they were getting on in age of a very tired and exhausted from the flight and answered most of kennedy's request and the short answers there was no engagement and then it got worse. after the stop of newport, they came down to the white house to have an official dinner in the white house as well and as somebody if somebody on the white house staff failed to properly open the flue in

a reception honored vernon who joined the council in 2008. that was the year of the flood in cedar rapids, and vernon says that disaster willll remain an important part of her time on the council. working with people. "that's my best accomplishment. getting diverse people to t t table to solve problems and move forward. and i think we have" vernon did not run for re-election to the council last month. instead she's concentratin g on her bid for congressiona l seat. she's hoping to win the democratic nomination to face incumbent republican rod blum next fall. tonight on kcrg 9-point-2. the cedar rapids washington warriors will host the kennedy cougars in a double header. tip-off for the girls game will be at six, followed by the boys. again, all of that is on kcrg 9-point-2. now here's a look at some of what you'll see at 5:30 on a-b-c. city. but this one would include more than just your typical sports. and we'll fact check one of hillary clinton's latest ads - this one on government profit and student loans. see you at 6. tonight at 6. tonig

vernon looks like he was having fun. >> reporter: two legends. where are their santa hats?seen vernon in a hat and furry hat. >> reporter: let's get you outside it's chilly this morning, but we expect mild temperatures to work into the region over the weekend. actually the seven-day forecast features mild degrees. 54 degrees is the high temperature that's the seasonal average. 35 is where we started out this morning, we're up to 36. lancaster, 28. allentown, 30. trenton, 33. wilmington, 30, dover, 33. sea isle city, 38. it's cold this morning, maybe you're going for an early morning stroll or run. you'll need to bundle up early on. later this afternoon as the high continues to push east, you don't see it here, the reason why we're so clear is because of an area of high pressure across the eastern seaboard. it will pump in milder weather. there's nothing going on, you have to go to the packed northwest, washington state, oregon, idaho, that's where there's weather. everybody else across the lower 48 with the exception of extreme southern florida. it's mild and dry. bismarck,

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you vernon. >>> deadly gun fire erupted in the german town section of philadelphia this afternoon, a man was shot to death just after 1:00 p.m. on the 200 block of appsly street, and homicide dsks have yet to make an arrest. >> when they a ns wered a man shoved his way inside and he immediately noticed a life alert pendent around her neck. >> he pushed her down and ripped it from her neck. >> when i fell down and she yelled at him for my falling down and he came and picked me up very gently. >> the intrude r took a small amount of crash and ran away on dock street. >>> this was a big day in the city of camden, they broke ground on the new headquarters for subaru of america. annie mccormick was there. >> using a subaru to break down and a little help from camden heights marching band, they are officially making camden their home. >> it started in pennsauken almost 50 years ago and this year we are adding 70 new positions at the headquarters building and our intention is to add 120 new positions. >> subaru will receive 11 $8 million in tax

what we do have is mount vernon, the first -- we do not have versailles. she persuaded the ladies association that runs mount vernon to let them use it for a dinner. everybody who mattered in the kennedy administration was there. bobby kennedy, the whole cabinet , but there was also business to be done. the pakistanis had cut off our use of the airbase in east pakistan that we're using to send supplies to the tibetans. it was a subtle way of indicating they were not happy with what the united states was doing. theere now about to woo indians and not pay enough attention to the pakistanis. the president took the field marshal for a little walk in the garden. we don't know exactly what they said to each other, but he put on the kennedy charm and convinced him to reopen the airport and allow us to continue using it. a fact that is very hard to find and it took a lot of research and talking to people who knew about the cia operation to find out that it was at that dinner at mount vernon that the president used his personal charm in order to advance a covert op

vernon odom is live tonight on the steps of the museum of art with that story for us vernon. >> indeed monica the word is be safe and have lots of fun and don't hurt anyone and don't do anything stupid as we wave good-bye to 2015. >> joe at age 28, exhibit a at philadelphia's concerted effort to stop the celebratory gun fire. joe was shot in 1998, he battles to overcome his circumstances and the d.a. says the outlandish behavior will not be tolerated tonight. >> the police are out and i asked commissioner ramsey to be on the lookout for that and people caught firing handguns will be charged are with reckless endanger a person. people don't boernl to call 911 on new years eve when they hear gunshots, and a crack down on drunk drivers with various check points and roving dui teams. and mayor nutter called for common sense among revelers. >> do not drive while intoxicated. >> the big mummers parade tomorrow and the two fireworks spectaculars, security is heavy even though there is no specific terror threats to the quaker city. >> all of you know the reports of some threats made toward new

they had that good throw to vernon davis that would have been a huge throw and a huge gain. didn't look like he was hurting there. phil: he mad the receiver and looked the defense off and the football not on target. jim: emmanuel sanders, who was on a feeding frenzy, has had that one catch in the third quarter for about 36 yards. second and 10. anderson, shoved out by will allen. 3:00 to go and all time-outs on the board for all teams. phil: interesting situation thinking ahead. if they don't get this here, i this they will punt the football and use the 2:00 warning. jim: heyward shaken up. he is going to be helped to the sideline. phil: we had big plays where the football has been dropped in the last couple of weeks by the broncos. position and momentum of this game if vernon davis, new to the football team, they traded for him. never an easy adjustment. i don't care what position it is. jim: acquired in the trade on november 2. phil: as i sit here and think again, third and 4, 3:00 to go and you need a touchdown to tie this game. jim: thinking now four-down territory? phil

the he heads to mount vernon, to speak at cornell college this afternoon. hillary clinton will be in iowa city on wednesday speaking at the old brick church on the university of iowa campus. a group of iowans are protesting recent gun violence. yesterday, eastern iowans wore orange as they walked in downtown iowa city to remember the children and teachers killed in the sandy hook shootings three years ago. they are advocating for legislative gun reform. significant rain has moved into the tv 9 viewing area, especially the northwest portion. a flash flood warning has been issued for hardin, story, marshall, tama, black hawk, and grundy county until 8 am. rivers and creeks are starting to rise quickly. remember, if you see are roadway covered in water, "turn around don't drown". rain will continue throughout the entire day, dropping 1 to 3 inches and potentially higher amounts are possible. record rainfall amounts will be broken. temperatures are also very >>> good morning, america. breaking overnight, ted is cruising, the candidate surging ahead of donald tr

live in south philadelphia, i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> all right vernon we'll see youa bit then. a wreck involving a it is and car created a mess in bucks county and chopper 6 hd was over the scene if feasterville, not clear right now what exactly happened here and no one was hurt in this accident, the northbound lanes were shut down as crews cleared the scene, fire forced people from their homes in west philadelphia, the blaze broke out before 3:30 on the 59 hundred block of and no one was heard here either and no word on what sparked the fire and a woman from buck county got a brand new roof in time for christmas, crews from remodeling concepts were at tory's home in morrisville bright and early this morning, she got the new roof as the winner of the company's social media contest and she was speechless. >> i don't have words, it's fantastic all of these people are here on christmas eve doing something nice for somebody. >> her friends and family nominated her for the prize because she deserves it because she spends time helping others, she is frequently at the senio

tell the story of the dinner at mount vernon with the head of pakistan. bruce: early on in his presidency, the first summer of his presidency, he invited the pakistani military dictator to the united states. jackie kennedy wanted to do something special. she did not want to have just another state dinner at the white house. she had just been with the president to versailles and to vienna. she was looking for the equivalent of versailles. we don't have versailles. what we do have is mount vernon. the first presidents mansion, overlooking the potomac river. she persuaded the ladies association that runs mount vernon to let them use it for a dinner. it was a spectacular occasion. everybody who mattered in the kennedy administration was there. bobby kennedy, the whole cabinet, but there was also business to be done. the pakistanis had cut off our use of the airbase in east pakistan that we're using to send supplies to the tibetans. it was a subtle way of indicating they were not happy with what the united states was doing. we were now about to woo the indians

vernon, you all right today? vernon: yes, sir. steve: good. got that scared look on your face.re we go. we asked 100 men. in the movies, name something that looks sexier when you see a woman do it in slow motion. vernon: eat, steve. >> good answer, v. eeka: good answer. steve: eat. eeka: yes! michael: eat a banana. vernon: all right. >> all right, baby. steve: that's very true, though.

the he heads to mount vernon, to o eak at cornell college this afternoon. hillary clinton will be in iowa city on wednesday speaking at the old brick church on the university of iowa campus. here's george stephanopolo us with a preview of what's next on "thth week". forecast... significant rain has moved into area, especially the northwest portion. a flash flood warning has been issued for hardin, story, marshall, tama, black hawk, and grundy county until 8 am. rivers and creeks are starting to rise quickly. remember, if you see are around don't drown". rain will continue throughout the entire day, dropping 1 to 3 inches and potentially higher amounts are possible. record rainfall amounts will be broken. temperatures are also very mild today. we will start off in the upper 50s this morning and continue totoise there's something out there. it's a highly contagious disease. it can be especially serious- even fatal to infants. unfortunately, many people who spread it may not know they have it. it's called whooping cough. and the cdc recommends everyone, includ

. >> a gunman shot and killed a man while driving through the east mount airy section on vernon road. the 37-year-old victim was behind the wheel of his car before being struck by a bullet. he drove a half mile before crashing on the street. >> several neighbors on the block did hear one to three gunshots at the intersection of vernon road and before the victim crashed into the two parked cars. >> the victim was found with a gunshot wound to the abdomin, he was rushed to the hospital, but did not survive. >>> police in are trying to figure out what shot and killed a 71-year-old man. police found richard dunkin in abington, yesterday afternoon. investigator confrontedded him and asked him to show his hands. he raised the gun and shot himself. dunkin and the man who shot himself, did know each other. >> a schuylkill county officer made false allegations, the officer said the man attacked her during a traffic stop. the officer claims he was investigating a vehicle stop when the suspect threw her down a 40-foot embankment. the 44-year-old faces multiple misdemeanor counts of making false

number eleven mount vernon hosting north cedar tonight.... name of the game for m-v -- three's -- that one courtesy of kristen elliot made it 50-32 mustangs to start the fourth quarter... the knights did trim the lead down -- miranda thimmes with the drive in double overage there --but thhome team firing on all cylinders -- oh senior beyond the arc, mustangs win it 55-43.... a doubleheader in mount vernon -- the boys t tms in the nightcap.... must've taken a lesson from the girls team... first points of the game ... three for austin ash -- and his night far from over...still first quarter, this time it's ash like a flash through the lane and it drops in for two ... his teammates getting in on the action...connor herrman with the drive, drawthe foul a a headed to o e line... last check of the score.... we'll be right back. paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie

among the stops is & cornell college in mount vernon. sanders spoke to a crowd of more than 1,100 this afternoon inside the cornell gym.. he touched on multiple of his frequent issues, but also focused on veterans' needs - ptsd - and how he would try and defeat isis. the vermont senator says he's not running to just to become president, he's runnininto work with the american people. ""with you i believe from the bottom of my heart the we can transform our government and finally address the serious problems facing the working families of this country " tonigig at 10, kcrg-tv9's b ba love looks deeper into the issues sanders addressed during his town-hall today in mount vernon. more good news for the presidential campaign of texas senator ted cruz. yesterday, the latest iowa poll from the des moines register revealed cruz with a 10-point lead over donald trump. today, a fox poll has cruz on top. while not a 10-point lead, the poll of more than 400 respondentsas cruz with a 2-point lead, 28% to 26% over trump. florida senator retired neuros

one to three gunshots at the intersection of vernon road and voyer before they heard the vehicle the victim was in crash into the two parked cars. >> police found the victim with the gunshot wound to the abdomin. he was rushed to the hospital, but did not survive. >>> police are trying to figure out why someone shot and killed 7 #-year-old man. police found the victim richard dunkin in abington yesterday afternoon. investigating officers cornered the suspect and that's when he raised his hands and shot himself twice. family members say the victim and the suspect did know eacher eacher -- each other. >> dangerous storms killed 8 people in the nation's heartland. crews are searching for others who are missing. storms formed over indiana, mississippi and arkansas. a 7-year-old boy is dead in mississippi. 4 million people took cover from the severe weather. >> i can't stick around here, i'm going to go find cover. >> reporter: crews in tennessee began clearing roads, strong winds ripped down power lines and destroyed homes. out west, the roads were a snowy mess in utah. 80-mile an hour w

in mount vernon, brea love, kcrg-tv9 news. in recent weeks, texas senator ted cruz has gradually edged up the polls of iowa republicans. over the weekend, cruz came out on top of the republican field in the last 3 polls of iowans. he has a 10-point lead in the des moines register's iowa poll from saturday and has a lead in a fox news poll l at came out sunday.. the fox poll of more than 400 respondents statistical tie. cruz has 28 percent to trump's 26 percent. t there is a 4-poot-5 percent margin of error. florida senator marco rubio is third at 13 percent and retired neurosurgeon ben carson is fourth at 10 percent. after that, the field falls off f quickly. former florida governor jeb bush and kentucky senator rand paul received 5%. no one after that was higher than two percent. the fox poll now marks the 3rd straight poll of iowa republicans where cruz came out on top. before that, trump and carson had been either first or second in iowa polls going back to august. on fridid, trump attacked cruz on energy policy during his

vernon was coming to get the quarterback. manning got rid of it in time. miami needed a three and out, and they get it. just over 6:00 to go in regulation. >> jon: he beats ericeck flowers with ease. and that's a critical stop for the dolphins. and somehow, landry continues to go. he's struggling physically. with all the work he's had tonight. >> mike: wing, kicking out of his own end zone. ball. wing gets rid of it. landry, on the run. can't get to it on the bounce, stopped shy of midfield. so, the dolphins take over in giants territory. the defense needed a three and out, and the hit by vernon on manning forced that. how are you? i'm good. anyway, all i want for christmas is to beat the warriors. no way. savor an egg mcmuffin any time you like. a fresh cracked egg, canadian bacon and an english muffin with real butter. mcdonald's all day breakfast menu. their team here all too often. leads at home against atlanta, against new england, the jets, the inability to close it out. now, can tom coughlin's offense come up with the plays? four touchdown passes. c

extra hard this year to make sure everyone that is out and about has a safe and happy new year and vernon odom is live at penn's landing with more on that. >> reporter: sara there are two separate awesome fireworks displays here at penn's landing tonight and it should be fantastic but all over town city officials are going all out tonight and tomorrow trying to ensure the safety for all that come out to celebrate the arrival of 2016. joe is 28 now and became a crusader against celebratory gun fire on new years eve, he was hit by a bullets that was snot in the air when he was only 15 years old. he continues to make dramatic progress and top law enforcement officials say like they do every year, don't do it, you'll end up in jail. >> we can't have people firing guns into the sky, the police are out and i've asked commissioner ramsey are on the lookout for that and they will be charged with recklessly endangering another person and there is too much gun fire and last year there was a reduction, we had 78 calls of gunshots, now the reality is, most people don't bother to call 911 on new years

in mount vernon, brea love, kcrg-tv9 news. in recent weeks, texas senator ted cruz has gradually edged up the polls of iowa republicans. over the weekend, cruz came out on top of the republican field in the last 3 polls of iowans. he has a 10-point lead in the des moines register's iowa poll from saturday and has a lead in a fox news poll that came out sunday. the fox poll of more than 400 respondents has cruz and trump in a statistical tie. cruz has 28 percent to trump's 26 percent. but there is a 4-point-5 percent margin of rubio is third at 13 percent and retired neurosurgeon ben carson is fourth at 10 percent. after that, the field falls off quickly. former florida governor jeb bush and kentucky senator rand paul received 5%. no one after that was higher than two percent. the fox poll now marks the 3rd straight poll of iowa republicans where cruz came out on top. before that, trump and carson had been either first or second in iowa polls going back to august. on friday, trump attacked cruz on energy policy during his campa

mount vernon is 14th. iowa city is one of the best college towns according totowallet-hub. wallet-hub.i-c was third on the website's list of best small college towns.those are coege communities with people.wallet-hub used categories like quality of education and crime stats to determine its rankings.fellow big ten city, n arbor, michigan was number one for best small college towns. rose bowl fever still has hawk fans packing for pasadena. pasadena.the rose bowl itself started selling tickets this morning through ticketmaster and they went fast.a quick check shows only a few tickcks left starting at around 18- hundred dollars.stub hub still has some tickets available starting at 575 dolalrs. university of iowa athletic department officials say season ticket holders can expect to pay about 150 dollars.they can apply online chipotle is facing scrutiny again after dozens of boston college students got sick after eating at the restaurant. today, the college said at least 80 students have checked into student health services after eating at a chipotle nearby. a chipotle spokesman

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. world news tonight with dave muir has more on donald trump's plan. next on abc. >>> on a lighter note, we are getting an early christmas gift, mild weather for the next several days, our temperatures today were pretty good and getting milder as every day goes on. lets go outside to meteorologist, cecily tynan, for all the facts and figures. >> by the weekend people may be wearing shorts and short-sleeves to pick out their christmas tree and the temperatures took a dip, yesterday's high 57 and today the coolest day of the week, 50 degrees and still 3 degrees above normal. temperatures show the stormy down to the south it's warmer and raleigh it's 50 and charleston and atlantic and savannah, as we head through the week, temperatures will turn southerly and we'll be gradually tapping into the warm air and pulling it into our region, satellite 6 along with action radar showing we did have a lot of sunshine earlier and then the clouds rolled in this afternoon and you can see how the clouds

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news" in plymouth meeting. >> coming up on "action news" the city of philadelphia is set to ring in the holidays, we'll take you to city hall where the tree will light up tonight and ahead, ducis rogers with more on the eagles and whether the defense is ready to take on tom brady and the patriots. >> the winds of change today, windchills in the 30s and 40s, the big bump up comes amid the accuweather forecast. >> those stories and more when "action news" continues tonight. >>> we are getting ready for the holiday christmas tree, the holiday official tree in the city hall courtyard, sara bloomquist is live at the scene, we enjoy this tradition so much every year and here we go again. >> reporter: i have a lot of friends here tonight and the holiday season is here, i want to show you the tree that is going to be illuminated later tonight. the 45 foot tall tree is adorned with led lights and 100 of them on the star alone and you can see across the courtyard, all the lights, right here in city hall. they have been setting up all day for this celebration,

vernon odom mont keeping an eye out for that. we're looking at mostly no accumulation. we have temperatures going to continue to climb above freezing. it's 36 boston now wind out of the west 14 miles an hour. this is what you need to dress for. fields like conditions feels like 20s. as we climb from mid 30s this morning with more clouds we'll apart through the afternoon. temperatures will get into the upper 30s. low 40s. again you need high pressure bulls high pressure builds on in for tomorrow. as you look at the 7 day forecast the winds will turn out of southwest bringing in also upping our chances of showers. this is our best chances will come tuesday, late wednesday, then again late thursday and before that look at that christmas eve. that front will push on through that front will push on through. by christmas looks as though we drop temperatures to stay above normal and brighten up the skies. forecast. >> if you want to warm your story. a 16-year-old has night of life thanks to one of boston's biggest rivals the gift lebron

i'm vernon odom, channel 6 "action news." >> thanks vernon. >>> philadelphia police detained one man and are looking for another after a bank robbery in center city. chopper 6 hd was over the scene at 11:00 this morning at the td bank, they stopped a man later and a gps tracker and stolen money were found nearby and police are working to figure out if he is connected to the crime and they are still searching for a second suspect. >> a teacher that led several students in walkouts in the allentown school district is out of a job, the board of trustees unanimously decided to fire michael fretseto, he is accused of the corruption of minors, and that he staged the walkouts back in october, several students walked out for better treatment of minorities and school supplies. >>> this ground breaking promises to be a huge economic boost to camden, this will be the new subaru headquarters of america, it will house more than 700 employees, city officials say it's part of a master plan for the city of camden. >> they will transform what you see today over the next five years and when we all loo

no white in sight up at mountain creek in vernon, new jersey. there seem to be more people on the golf course this december. >> this has happened before. winter will always arrive. >> reporter: a major delay in business for ski resorts in the area. it's all green as far as the eye can see. these slopes will stay green not only because it's not cold enough to make snow, but because we need a few cold nights of frost to harden this ground. >> most people think at 32, when it freezes, that's good snow making. the best snowmaking temperatures are 12 to 22. >> reporter: humidity also needs to be low. it's the same story at mahwah where christmas week is a profitable week. >> it's nature. nature has a way of paying us back and i think this is going to be a nice long end of the season like last year was. >> reporter: last year, people were still in ski jackets on easter. how much money would you say that you are losing? >> oh. >> thanks to mother nature? >> it's a bummer. usually have a couple of thousand people a day during winter break and at $38 a d

"action news" reporter vernon odom has the story. >> reporter: if the dupont dow merger goes through experts say the michigan based dow would be the dominant company. dupont says they will cut their global workforce by 10 percent with 7,000 employees here in delaware, a company spokesman says there will be an impact here. dow has 500 employees in delaware. >> we live in an economy where there's a lot of turn so we certainly work with them, our department of labor, you know, does a very good job of trying to help connect people with jobs that are available. >> every element of the economy is potentially affected, retail, real estate, schools. >> reporter: dupont and dow have major footprints all across our region. from delaware to new jersey to philadelphia and its suburbs. this $130 billion chemical giant deal would combine two companies that sell agricultural products worldwide and make chemicals for consumer and industrial products ranging from electronics automobiles household goods, building materials and safety equipment. after the proposed merger dow dupont as it would be calle

, okay vernon thank you. >>> pennsylvania's victim advocate group released a statement.today's announcements of criminal charges, against bill cosby serve as true vindication and validation of over 40 brave women that came forward with similar stories of sexual assault and went on to commend the montgomery county district attorney's office for not giving up on this case. >>> and the smithsonian museum says it won't lead to changes for a bill cosby exhibit there. it includes african art from his private collection and will remain open. museum officials posted a disclaimer nearby saying they do not condone his alleged behavior and gave over $700,000 to the museum as a gift and the exhibit is set to close in 2016. we have more on this historic story coming up on "action news" at 5:00 tonight and continues on 6abc.com where we stream the d.a.'s announcement earlier today and you'll find the latest developments as they happen. now, to the other big story we are following today, eagles owner, jeffrey lurie is speaking out one day after firing chip kelly, ducis rogers is in the

. >> two of our favorite people presided over tree lighting tonight in wayne, delaware county, vernondom and dave roberts brought their own special cheer to north wayne avenuech themer khapts association puts on the shol every yeato delight of local residents and especially kids and it was left to vernon to count everybody down to a beautiful display. >> five, four, three, two, one. and of course, santa claus had wane on his i tin rawry tonight. much holiday funn wayne, pennsylvania. >> the 6 annl old fashion west chester christmas parade marched through down. marches bands to giant balloons to representatives from area organizations forbe the in my in my opinionth year if a row meteorologist adam joseph walked the route greeting his be loved fan. >> he was running there not walk sfwling getting exercise. >> scam perking as he often sdxts scam perking. >> great nights for scam perking yes? >> yes. >> and a great weekend. >> gre weekend for the holiday spirit. stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we have rain-free conditions out there tonight great night for traling as well. lo

there are 26 passengers on the trolley at the time, vernon odom has more details on the stolen car and the suspects, and he'll have a live report coming up at 4:30, this is 54-year-old harry lawrence of yardley, charged with multiple counties of sexual abuse in a case that investigators call disturbing, it started decades ago and is developing today. lawrence's wife owned little joy's day care out of their home in bristol and then falls township. victims now in their 20s are coming forward saying that lawrence who had full access to that day care molested them while in their wife's care. >> just watching the interview with the predator, you can see that he manipulated the victims, like the classic pedophile would, and had open access to numerous, numerous kids. >> the couple is now divorced and that day care has since been closed and more victims are coming forward. police tell us today if anyone has any information or wants to come forward with their story to please give them a call, it's a very open investigation, right now lawrence is held on $250,000 bail in bucks county. >> all ri

vernon odom has more. >> reporter: it look like this home in the yorkshire section of newark had beenire bombed but the fire marshal has ruled it an accident, a small space heater too close to to flam platt bridge material. by 10:00 this morning the scarborough children ages 20 to six had long since left for school. their mother amy had left for work. only the father chris was at home preparing for another round of christmas shopping when the fire started. >> down the first set of stairs got to the foyer. when i turned the corner there was flames engulfing coming up the bottom set of stairs. >> reporter: chris scurried to safety getting the family dog out with him but inhaled enough smoke to require a brief trip to the hospital. by the time his wife was called and got home, 95 percent of their earthly possessions will be destroyed, clothes, pictures and the like. >> i got here and saw my husband's car and thought he was inside but he was across the street and he got out and he got the dog. >> reporter: family friends and neighbors are pitching in to provide shelter, clothing and meals

mount vernon police say lauryn mont called them yesterday morning and claimed she' d been kidnapped and held at knifepoint for hours. investigators later found evidence that she wasn' t even in mont vernon at the time of the today, milford police got a call about a purse, car keys, and an suv that had been stolen from a cafe. police found the suv with mont inside. she' s charged with making a false report and theft. the mbta has fired the operator of last week' s unmanned train. mass dot announced that david vazquez no longer works for the mbta just one day after he was suspended for 30 days. vazquez got off the train in braintree last thursday morning to check a problem. the red line train went through several stops before power was cut. the city of baltimore braced for protests today after a mistrial was declared in the first case against a police officer for the death of freddie gray. while protestors have gathered in some areas, any demonstrations have been peaceful. a jury announced today it unable to reach a verdict. abc' bazi: a new round of protests in baltimore. deputies formin

vernon odom sat down with both leaders to find out. >> reporter: call them for now the harmony twins.he mayor elect and the now president jim kenney and darrell clarke promising the mayor and city council will work together and avoid the bitter disputes that flared up during the two terms of outgoing mayor michael nutter. >> the thing is that the team approach is the one that works. >> we have a good personal relationship. i think that the benefits associated with that will work out well for the citizens. it two seldom clashed over politics. both are darlings of organized labor some in the business community in fact look at kenney the son of a retired fireman with a jaundiced eye fearing he may lean heavily towards blue color workers and working class neighborhoods and not value their concerns like high taxes. >> our attitude has not been a good one because first of all they're citizens of the city and they pay taxes. seconds of all they're people who make the city work. you try walking by the trash truck six days a week 12 months a year. >> personalities are clearly different between

working on our legs. >> vernon had a special duty. the cadence. [ sound off ] >> a lot of the cases that i do is like basically freestyle. whatever come to my head or comes to me at the moment, i just sound off and everybody all do it in unison. >> of course it reminded me of boot camp. you know, at times you know, going through and the discipline, and the camaraderie. because there is camaraderie. everybody's together. you know, listening to the same cadence and marching in step. there's a discipline to it. you know, everybody has to be in step or it's not going to work. to be there it brought back some memories. it was pretty neat and cool to be involved with that. >> one of the more interesting and i would think necessary jobs i've seen in the jail or prison was in louisville. >> huh? nothing. talking to you. >> it was called one-on-one and a general population inmate was brought in to a segregation unit, and would sit outside the cell of a distressed inmate who was locked up 23 hours a day, and just engage that person. if they wer

vernon odom working out of our delaware news room today live on dupont campus in wilmington.ern, you've got the details. >> reporter: brian, this merger is targeted for completion sometime late next year. there will be a lot of nerves on etch for months now as thousands wait for the fallout on job ha losses that are imminent. experts say dow would be the dominant company. dupont says they'll be cutting their global workforce by 10 percent with 7,000 employees near delaware, a company spokesman says there will be an impact here in the first state. dow has 500 employees in delaware. association streamlining and cutting duplication will assuredly mean a major unspecified loss of jobs here. >> but there will certainly be an impact on those workers and families in delaware and we he in the state are here to support them. >> reporter: dupont and dow have maid major footprints all across our region from delaware to new jersey, to philadelphia and its suburbs. this $130 billion chemical giant deal would combine two companies that sell agricultural products worldwide and make chemical

in mount vernon, brea love, kcrg-tv9 news. in recent weeks, texas senator ted cruz has gradually edged up the polls of iowa republicans. on top of the republican field in the last 3 polls of iowans. he has a 10-point lead in the des moines register's iowa poll from saturday and has a lead in a fox news poll that came out sunday. the fox poll of more than 400 respondents has cruz and trump in a statistical tie. cruz has 28 percent to trump's 26 percent. but there is a 4-point-5 percent margin of error. florida senator marco rubio is third at 13 percent and retired neurosurgeon ben carson is fourth at 10 percent. after that, the field falls off quickly. former florida governor jeb bush and kentucky senator rand paul received 5%. no one after that was higher than two o rcent. the fox poll now marks the 3rd straight poll of iowa republicans where cruz came out on top. before that, trump and carson had been either first or second in iowa polls going back to august. on friday, trump during his campaign stop at the state fairgrounds

vernon did not run for re-election to the council last month. she's concentratin g on her bi for iowa's first district congressiona l seat. she's hoping to win the democratic nomination to face incumbent republican rod blum next fall. a temporary homeless shelter in iowa city has picked up right where it left off -- it's full. monday night was the first t ght of operation for the temporary emergency shelter in iowa city. this year the shelter is inside an empty office building. it provides an emergency place for people to stay who can't or r n't stay at the city's only other facility for the homeless, the shelter will stay open through mid-march. city leaders in iowa city, coralallle, and north liberty wilildistribute holiday meals to more than it's part of "project holiday," a food drive the crisis center of johnson county organizes each year. t t food bank coordinator it's important to remember those in need during the holiday season. "when you think about the holiday season one of the first things you think about is food, you know going to yo

the arrest of a 28-year-old police say vernon junior was arrested. he got out of a car and shot and killed her. she had six children. police are investigating the murder of a man found dead outside of the 20 for our fitness club on rainbow and out of. he does not appear he went into the gym. he parked their 10:00 last night. around 1:00 in the morning another car parked next to him. the victim's car rolled into a median and the drivers window was shattered. if anything you know could solve the crime call crime stoppers. accused of killing her husband in a hotel room at the plaza appeared in court today but did

vernon chiang our chief medical executive.mike colville, former president of the west bay region of sutter health. jeff gerard, our current president of the center health bay area. tony wagner, the chairman of the board of center health bay area. and julie pacitti the ceo of the hospital for the sutter of bay area. now, of course, most of this event is about the team building the hospital there represented by the management and the workers from herero bold and we want to thank them. we want to figure architecture group the mother smith group, jj argument in the many trade partners, subcontractors and consultants who have helped us get this project off the ground. but the biggest and should be reserved for the folks back there who are building this building, our construction workers. >>[applause] >> so, the topping out ceremony is a recognition of the final still being which will be in a few meds raised to its place way up high, a recognition that the structure has reached its highest point and we can begin filling it out. this

vernon odom is live at the cheltenham police department, where he was booked today. >> reporter: tonight one of bill cosby's lawyers says they will come back with a vigorous defense of this showbiz legend, the charges of one monique presley says are unjustified. >> he had already posted 10% of his $1 million bail, the charge is aggravated indecent assault against this woman. former temple employee, andrea constand. who says he lured her to his mansion and plied her with wine and pills and sexually violated her. >> he urged her to take pills that he provided and to drink wine, the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond to his advances and he committed aggravated indecent assault upon her. >> her original complaint was dismissed by former d.a. bruce caster and claims her story differenters from her statement years ago and nearly 50 women have come forward to accuse the renowned entertainer setting them up for molestation with wine and pills, he has repeatedly claimed the sex consensual. >> this is chopper 6 hd video of bill cosby returning to his home tonight. i spoke with

vernon is running against rod blum in the 2016 congressiona l election. she served eight terms on the council. her open house is this afternoon at four at the city hall council chambers. dubuque will hold its second input meeting for a the city would like to build a skate park that challenges beginners and experienced users. it would like ideas on what features people would like to see in the park and how they would like it designed. some concept ideas based on feedback from the first meeting will be on display. project leaders are still working to determine the location of the park. the meeting starts at six this evening in the majestic room at the five flags center. a new study shows marion needs two more fire stations. the city has doubled in size since this station opened up in 1991. the center of public safety excellence helps fire departments meet national accreditation requirements. within that process, the study showed areas of marion are not covered within an under four minute travel time. one fire station will be built off tower terrace road nea

vernon is running against rod blum in the 2016 congressiona l election. she served eight terms on the council. her open house is this afternoon at four at the city hall council chambers. dubuque will hold its second input meeting for a proposed new skate park tonight. the city would like to build a skate park that challenges beginners and experienced users. it would like ideas on what features people would like to see in the park and how they would like it designed. some concept ideas based on feedback from the first meeting will be on display. project leaders are still working to determine the location of the park. the meeting starts at six this evening in the majestic room at the five flags center. a new study shows marion needs two more fire stations. the city has doubled in size since this station opened up in 1991. the center of public safety excellence helps fire departments meet national accreditation requirements. within that process, the study showed areas of marion are not covered within an under four minute travel time. one fire station will be

vernon is running against rod blum in the 2016 congressiona l election. she served eight terms on the council. her open house is this afternoon at four in the city hall council chambers. a new study shows marion needs two more fire stations. the city has doubled in size since this station opened up in 1991. the center of pububic safety excellence helps fire departments meet national accreditation requirements. within that process, the study showed areas of marion are not covered within an under four minute travel time. one fire station will be built off tower terrace road near linn-mar high school, and another near highway 13 and 35th avenue. marion's fire chief says these stations willllelp the department become more "we can better serve our citizens. what they took into account was the national fire protection agencies time of response what their goals are, and that's the national standard. that's what we want to achieve or even be e tter than." at tonight's marion city council meeting, the fire department will present the study to council members. if e